Lines 33–40: In analyzing King’s use of anaphora, Euchner himself uses this rhetorical device. In which lines does Euchner use anaphora? Right away, King uses anaphora, the repetition of key words
and phrases at the beginning of successive statements. Repetition
brings the listener back to a familiar place, then connects to a
new thought or image. Repetition keeps the audience involved.
Repetition makes it easy to remember the words and to get into a
rhythm, as they become familiar. Repetition invites the call and
response in black churches across the South. Yeah! Uh-huh! Amen!
That's right!
After recalling the story of Lincoln freeing the slaves, with the
simple stroke of a pen in the middle of a bloody war, King laments
the inferior position of blacks a century later. Each mournful
repetition deepens the pain, raises the dramatic tension. Each
repetition condemns the oppressor. The oration becomes poetry:

from Nobody Turn Me Around:
A People's History of the 1963 March
on Washington